Charlie Root vs. Gene Walter — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Walter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Root built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Walter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Root posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 3.74 and 1.495 for Gene Walter. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Root and Gene Walter

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
6.31
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.11
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.74
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
7.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
6.9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
39.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.52
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.84
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
33.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Gene Walter

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
6.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.28
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.92
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Gene Walter

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
4266.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
98.74
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
66.5
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
44.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
145.59
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
43.32
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.63
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
46.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
27.2
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Gene Walter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Walter
Career
Per 600 PA